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    Preview can't save images with highlight annotation

    I've come across this bug on both my Macs, and it seems pretty easy to reproduce. Is anybody else having this issue? 1. In Preview, open a screenshot you've taken (or really any image). 2. in the Markup Toolbar, select Shapes. Add a highlight mask to the image (bottom left item in the...
  2. kathmandu04akit

    Photo Upscaling Warning Retina & 4K (aka upsampling)

    The following Mac Apps (Photos,Preview,Safari,Mail) are trashing display of image files on (at least) MBP's w/Retina display including when clamshell ported via HDMI to 4k display using monitor at SysPref display default scaling. Same trouble happening on a friends newer MBP w/Retina Display...
    • kathmandu04akit
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    • 100% 4k display actual size fuzzy images photos preview retina upsampling upscaling
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  3. mpainesyd

    Sydney public transport timetable PDFs crash Preview

    I have pointed out to Transport NSW IT people that the PDF timetables that can be downloaded from their website causes Preview to crash on my two Mac computers. They also display a black screen when I try to view them with an iPad. The helpful (!) response was a list of web browsers that are...
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    Issues w/ Preview (High Sierra)

    Hi Everyone, I could really use some help with this as I use this feature almost everyday. Before upgrading to High Sierra, I would select multiple PDF's then double click and they all open in one window. Then I'm able to easily print to PDF, and all the PDF's are now in one document. This...
  5. ylluminate

    MP4 preview hangs in Finder?

    I've found that with the last 3 or so betas for 10.13 and the final release that MP4 preview in Finder has been hanging consistently and requires a Force Quit / restart of Finder. Apple has been silent on the issue with me for over two months even though I keep pestering them. Has anyone else...
  6. Huntn

    Surprising Preview

    Who says you need Acobe Acrobat Pro or another PDF program? OS X: Combining PDF documents using Preview Use Preview to crop an image into a circle: Use the Select tool to crop in Preview – OS X Tutorial
    • Huntn
    • Thread
    • pdf editor preview
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  7. urbanforces

    file name box in preview and other mac apps

    hi, in some mac apps you can click the name of an open file and change the name to whatever text you want. i thought this was a handy way of changing the name of a file while it is still open. but when i rename files, their name doesn't change. am i doing something wrong? or is this a...
    • urbanforces
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    • file mac preview rename
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  8. StarSarahs

    HELP viewing large photos and editing.

    Hi guys Is there another way, an app/software/trick, where i can view all my photos in large icon format (they do not go big enough in Finder) and quickly delete as I can go? Pressing space bar and going to preview does not help as i cannot edit or delete them while scrolling through? I need a...
    • StarSarahs
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    • finder icon size fix photos preview
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  9. Greeneagle01

    Preview Freezing and Messing with Pinch to Zoom HELP

    Hello all! So I recently got the new 2017 MacBook Pro with TouchBar and I am extremely concerned about the lag in Preview. Whenever I try to open a large file (such as over 30 MB) preview works for a bit and then the color wheel of death appears and the whole application freezes. During this...
    • Greeneagle01
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    • macbook pro touch bar macos sierra pinch to zoom preview
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  10. NoHardFeelings

    [Poll] Highlight colors in Preview and iBooks

    I find the Preview version too dark to read, but after filing a bug report to Apple, they refused to consider changing the highlight colors for Preview. Which one do you prefer?
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    How to stop Mail from automatic "mark as read" behavior? (in Sierra)

    Hi! I'm curious if there's a way to deactivate the feature/behavior in Mac Mail where mail is automatically marked as read when clicked (I want it to remain unread until I click otherwise). I know that I can use the "Classic View" to remove the preview feature, but that doesn't accomplish what...
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    can no longer rename files in Preview?

    Does anyone else have this problem? It started happening for me as of 10.12.2. It used to be that when you have a file (e.g. a JPG) open in Preview, you could click on the file name in the window header and edit the file name. But now, if you try this and close the file or quit Preview, it no...
  13. WaxLily

    Finder suddenly not displaying file preview for Adobe Illustrator files, only application icons

    Hello, I am having an issue that's driving me CRAZY if anyone has any ideas; I work as a designer and heavily rely on Finder to show the contents of my Adobe Illustrator files (.ai) which it has always reliably done until recently; I noticed that if I restart the computer, Finder will display...
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    Preview deleted/ate/hidden ALL of the text in my PDF!?

    After annotating a 200+ page PDF for hours upon hours... I opened it today to discover ALL of the text is missing. The pictures are there, highlights, charts, but all of the text is missing. It is not invisible. It is missing. You cannot even select it. The annotations I made were mostly...
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    Preview flickering - impossible to read

    Hi folks Recently my Preview on my MacBook Pro has begun doing this insanely annoying, weird "flickering". It makes it impossible for me to read texts and is generally just really annoying. It does it every time Preview either auto saves or when I save manually. In class the other day, I...
  16. mainemini

    How to burn Windows readable encrypted disk images or PDFs ?

    Our medical office has several Macs including a rarely used Windows VM via VMWare Fusion on one machine and a couple of chromebooks. We prefer to do most of our work on the Macs. We need to send large PDFs of medical records from our online EMR to other offices occasionally. If these are...
  17. Watrboi

    PSD thumbnail hell just got worse

    Before the update the PSD thumbnails in cover flow or if you previewed a thumbnail it would show up for a second and go away to a blank white square, but now with the latest update OS Sierra 10.12.1 the PSD thumbnails show up with every layer in your PSD on! Somone Please fix this!
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    Preview stopped showing embedded photos for PDF

    I can't seem to figure out how to show the embedded pdf photos when I open a pdf? Preview used to work fine, but something must have happened. Attached is an image, on the left is the pdf opened using Acrobat Reader and on the right is the same PDF in Preview. Help! http://imgur.com/a/kk0rS
    • djxpress
    • Thread
    • acrobat pdf preview preview app
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS
  19. Lion007s

    Mail Preview lines within notifications bug iOS 10.3.3, existent in iOS11?

    Notifications on the lock screen and in notification centre for mail appear with multiple lines of HTML when message preview lines is set to none. When set to for example, 2 lines, the notification will preview only 2 lines. When set to None, no message Preview should be shown in the...
    • Lion007s
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    • bugs ios10 mail notifications preview
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iOS 10
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    Preview Fillable Form Font Size

    Hey all, This one has confounded me for a while. While the font toolbox works great for formatting the text inside a text box, PDFs that are downloaded and typically marked as "Form Fillable" seem to have some alternate text box that has no adjustable properties. The font toolbox does not...
    • Vexir
    • Thread
    • pdf preview
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
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